The New York Premiere of Academy Award®-winning director Alex Gibney’s IN RESTLESS DREAMS: THE MUSIC OF PAUL SIMON will screen as the HIFF31 festival Centerpiece presentation on Friday, October 6, sponsored by UBS. Centerpiece Film IN RESTLESS DREAMS: THE MUSIC OF PAUL SIMON New York Premiere Friday, October 6, 2023 Dir: Alex Gibney USA | […]
Five World Premieres Announced
August 23, 2023 by
HIFF31 is proud to host the World Premiere screenings of five narrative and documentary features. Spotlight selections include AVENUE OF THE GIANTS, directed by Finn Taylor and starring Stephen Lang, Elsie Fisher, Robin Weigert and Luke Blumm, and I’LL BE RIGHT THERE, directed by Brendan Walsh and starring Edie Falco, Kayli Carter, Jeannie Berlin, Bradley Whitford, […]
SummerDocs: ‘JOAN BAEZ I AM A NOISE’ on August 13
July 6, 2023 by
This year’s SummerDocs series wraps up with a very special evening on Sunday, August 13: the legendary singer Joan Baez will join us for the documentary about her life and work JOAN BAEZ I AM A NOISE. And following the screening, she will be interviewed by the singular Laurie Anderson! Tickets are on sale now. […]
SummerDocs Slideshow: ‘NOTHING LASTS FOREVER’
August 15, 2022 by
Our 14th annual season of SummerDocs wrapped up with an idyllic garden party on Friday afternoon before our screening of NOTHING LASTS FOREVER, a fascinating deep dive into the diamond industry. Director Jason Kohn joined David Nugent in a lively Q&A following the film. We can’t wait for the world to see the film on […]
August 3 at Main Beach: MAIDEN
August 3, 2022 by
“A knuckle-whitening tale of courage and grit.” — Time Out We were gifted with a magical night on Main Beach for our surprise screening of MAIDEN on August 3! Thanks to our engaged audience for turning out for this special evening. MAIDEN is the thrilling story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter […]
